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The newly formed Friends of Bronzeville kicks off their inaugural event "Bronzeville Week" in Milwaukee's historical neighborhood. Activities include guided trolley tours, gallery nights, health screenings, a neighborhood cleanup and healthy food demonstrations. The week concludes at 11am Aug 24 with a march that begins at the King statue on King Drive and proceeds down to Victory over Violence Park.

The state Department of Public Instruction released data showing the majority of students who applied for receive a taxpayer-funded subsidy to attend a private, religious school in WI's new statewide voucher program currently attend private schools. Out of the 2,069 eligible students who applied for the vouchers, 1,393 students were already attending a private school last year without the help of taxpayer dollars.

Procter & Gamble is voluntarily recalling several kinds of Iams and Eukanuba dog and cat food because it has potential to contain salmonella. Salmonella may infect both the pets eating the food and owners handling the products without thoroughly washing their hands afterward.

Gov. Scott Walker signs three new bills today strengthening domestic violence laws, some pertaining to guns. One bill would require domestic violence suspects to report and surrender their weapons within 48 hours of a reported incident....

Political leaders and security forces in Ukraine are still struggling to confront Russian-backed separatists, as pro-Russian militants seized another government building this weekend.
What do 137,000 Wisconsinites have in common? The IRS...

The search for the missing Malaysian airliner goes underwater today, as a special U.S. made vehicle is deployed in the Indian Ocean to map the ocean floor.
As you travel to work today, you may see more teens cleaning up their neighborhoods...